Wednesday, July 25, 2012

Mariah Carey to be American Idol judge

Mariah Carey has signed on to be a judge for the next season of American Idol, according to media outlets. Fox Entertainment made the announcement Monday during a meeting with the Television Critics Association in Beverly Hills, California.

Just recently, Aerosmith frontman Steven Tyler quit the show, followed by the departure of Jennifer Lopez. Carey is added to the list of singers that will join singing competitions on TV. Mary J. Blige agreed to be an adviser on the next season of "The Voice" and Britney Spears and Demi Lovato will be judges on "X Factor" with Simon Cowell and L.A. Reid.